HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's Department of Health is sending warnings to establishments that may have violated the new statewide ban on smoking in most public places, a newspaper reported Thursday. Since the law went into effect on Sept. More...

Congressman Bill Shuster is pleased to announce that the Department of Homeland Security is receiving applications for a series of workshops that will be held across the country for first responders interested in the Assistance to Firefighters Gran More...

Over the past few months, the news has been almost incomprehensible. It's hard for many of us to make sense of the failure of major Wall Street firms and large banks and the $700 billion bailout of the financial sector. More...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Thirty former or current inmates of a northeastern Pennsylvania prison have filed suit in federal court alleging that they contracted a drug-resistent staph infection due to the conditions there and lack of treatment. More...

Fulton County Historical Society held its winter meeting on January 23 in the Fulton Theatre, McConnellsburg. President Dick Newman called a brief business meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. There were 86 in attendance. More...

The Postal Service paid tribute to Edgar Allan Poe - poet and father of the mystery novel - on the anniversary of his 200th birthday, January 16, by dedicating a commemorative stamp in his honor. More...

A state law that takes effect today will save the commonwealth $59 million over the next three years by eliminating a mandate requiring PennDOT to replace license plates every 10 years, Transportation Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E., said. More...